February 13, 2025
After we caught our Uber to the Airport in Ushuaia on January 27, we discovered our flight had been delayed due to mechanical issues with a plane earlier in the day that backed things up. We flew from Ushuaia to Buenos Aries and arrived there about 11:30pm. We had a private tour scheduled for 9am on January 28. We used a tour company, Welcome Pickups, to show us around the city. They provided our transportation from the airport to the hotel, our tour guide for the day and our transportation to the international airport after the tour. We were very pleased with Welcome Pickups! We could never have seen so much of BA on our own. Our guide was so knowledgeable about his city and via e-mail we had discussed the types of things we wanted to see and he made suggestions taking into consideration our limited time.
One of the first places we stopped was the famous BA sign in the park. BA is known for all its parks and theaters (not movie theaters) with major productions.
Just driving through the theater district was a treat to see all the beautiful buildings. One of the old theaters, the Grand Splendid Theater, which opened in 1919 was closed and in 2000 was renovated, being converted into a bookstore – The El Ateneo Grand Splendid bookstore. The bookstore now draws visitors from all over the world, eager to see the theater’s original elements preserved in its structure and restored ceiling frescoes. The place was amazing – so beautiful. So glad they preserved all the beauty of the theater yet transitioned its use to a bookstore with areas to lounge and read as well as a coffee shop.
Our regular readers know we like to visit historical churches, so we also visited the Metropolitan Cathedral of Buenos Aires. It is a beautiful building with lots of history. Pope Francis held mass here before moving to the Vatican in 2013.
Other popular spots we visited were the Caminito which is a colorful, historic street know for its painted houses, Woman’s Bridge and the Plaza de Mayo. Click on any of those link to learn more about the sites.
Argentina is also known for its beef cattle and the people are big meat eaters. Our guide also made reservations for us to have a wonderful steak dinner at his favorite restaurant. Wonderful meal.
After a little more sightseeing we were taken to the airport. We are glad we decided to go there early because when we arrived the line for the Delta counter already stretched around the corner. But we made our flight and safely back to Alabama where we said our goodbyes to Donna and Barry and drove back to South Carolina, ending another wonderful trip of a lifetime.
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